Rosetta Mercer

Rosetta B. Mercer, 90, a resident of Fort Wayne, passed away at 9:34 a. m. on Sunday, May 8, 2011 at Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home in Fort Wayne.e She had been taken there last Wednesday from Byron Health Center where she had resided for the past 20 years. Mrs. Mercer was born in Hartford City on November 4, 1920, a daughter of William B. F. and Isabell (Emery) Boothby.e She moved to Marion as a young woman, and had lived in Fort Wayne since 1950.e As an adult she did catering at the National Guard Armory, and had also worked in the beauty salon at Byron Health Center. While a resident at Byron, she was elected their senior queen on numerous occasions, and had also served on their resident's council as president and secretary. The surviving relatives include her daughters Rosalie (Bob) Adams, Ruth Mercer, and Rita White, all of Fort Wayne; a daughter-in-law Joan Mercer of Big Lake; two special daughters Marilyn Nickelson of Fort Wayne and Priscilla Scott of Marion; her grandchildren Beth (Paul Doan, Bill (Melissa) White, Russell (Janelle Miller) White, Rex J. (Melissa) Mercer, and Lisa (Mark) Doehrman; a granddaughter-in-law Lori Wilson; eleven great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her former husband Rex P. D. Mercer; a son Rex P. Mercer; three brothers ; a twin sister Rosene Messe; and four other sisters. Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. on Thursday at Byron Health Center, 12101 Lima Road, with Pastor Michael Lederman, officiating. The family will receive friends at Byron Health Center one hour prior to the service. Interment will be in the Christian Chapel Cemetery, Merriam. Memorials may be directed to Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home, 5910 Homestead Rd., Fort Wayne, INe 46814; or Keefer Creek Baptist Church, P. O. Box 545, Leo, INe 46765. *******************************************